Lead Project Manager

Lead Project Manager (HOME/Robot)

New Product Development

Function Overview: Description

We are looking for a talented Lead PM to join Dyson’s New Product Development (NPD) team. This exciting position will be working in Robot category.

The Programme Management team and this role have a high level of visibility, benefiting from a close relationship with the HOME Senior Leadership team, which enables them to deliver, alongside the hugely talented team of engineers and scientists.

The role of Lead Project Manager interfaces with many stakeholders and functions across the business, spanning many functions from NPI and Research into Commercial, Operations, Quality and Finance.

Responsibilities

As a Lead Project Manager at Dyson, you will ensure deliverables are met in a timely manner and gain a sufficient level of understanding of the development to be able to communicate the projects status to senior management, whilst being comfortable in challenging the paradigm when required.

You will work across all disciplines of design, research, procurement, manufacturing, commercial and marketing to ensure an integrated project delivery strategy aligns to the wider business strategy. Our briefs can often be loose and changeable, so you must be comfortable in a fast moving, ambiguous environment. Skills in managing a dynamic environment will be critical to the role.

• Lead teams to deliver multiple projects of works that supports the delivery of technically superior products.
• Manage projects level priorities and scope to avoid conflicts and bottlenecks and resolve projects level risks and issues.
• Define and implement governance policies. Holds project and programme reviews to evaluate and manage progress accordingly.
• Manage senior stakeholders, removing barriers, building relationships and resolving conflict.
• Ensure good collaboration with functional and operational teams to ensure adoption of tools and techniques.

Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (preferable First or Second-Class Upper preferred).
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required.
• Proficiency in Mandarin and willingness to be based in China is essential.
• Advanced proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience in the integrated development of software, hardware, and mechanical solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in dynamic, high-pressure environments, with a proven capacity to adapt to evolving priorities.
• Strong business acumen, including a comprehensive understanding of commercial and financial principles.
• Proven ability to facilitate cross-functional collaboration and drive consensus among technical teams.
• Must be able to work in fast paced environment and adaptable to frequent change.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to deliver impactful presentations to senior leadership.
• Experience managing relationships with third-party partners within joint development frameworks.

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.